Bird Sh*t on Your Car.

HurtLocker · 22-05-2013 08:17PM #1

Still in my first year of motoring and in the last two weeks Ive noticed all the bird sh*t that lands on my car.

Washed my car yesterday and was delighted with myself only to go to sit into it this evening to find two huge lumps of the white stuff on my car. Nothing worse after a recent wash.:mad:

Just wondering how often you guys if ever remove bird excrement from your motor in between washes? Or do you wash your car very frequently?

What do you use? Currently I have a microfibre cloth and a lucozade sports bottle full of water at home to remove the evil sh*te.

Is it just me or do any other boardies OCD/ticked off when they notice bird sh*te on their shiny car!:pac:

Cungi · 22-05-2013 08:24PM

Yep it's a right pita alright OP. Just use water and a cloth myself.

Out of curiosity, what colour is your car? I read somewhere that birds supposedly like to crap on red cars more.

Ninap · 22-05-2013 08:25PM

Anyone who cares about their car hates it. Avoid parking under trees, if at all possible. And wash it off with warm water and gentle detergent as soon as possible.

SV · 22-05-2013 08:26PM

Cungi wrote: »

Yep it's a right pita alright OP. Just use water and a cloth myself.

Out of curiosity, what colour is your car? I read somewhere that birds supposedly like to crap on red cars more.

As an owner of a red car, I can confirm.
I don't even bother cleaning the car anymore as I can guarantee that within 30 minutes it will have 4 or 5 bird shítes on the roof and bonnet.

Supergurrier · 22-05-2013 08:28PM

I had a bird dump on my car once.

Never went out with her again after that.

sentient_6 · 22-05-2013 08:33PM

phelixoflaherty · 22-05-2013 08:38PM

Overhead power lines to be avoided too

Archeron · 22-05-2013 08:48PM

My house is surrounded by trees so I have little choice, I washed it by hand over the weekend and ten minutes later there were five big nasty scutters on the boot. When I seen them, there were small rivers of brown and white running down the paintwork. Feathery feckers.

Ronnie Beck · 22-05-2013 08:51PM

Archeron wrote: »

My house is surrounded by trees so I have little choice, I washed it by hand over the weekend and ten minutes later there were five big nasty scutters on the boot. When I seen them, there were small rivers of brown and white running down the paintwork. Feathery feckers.

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Layinghen · 22-05-2013 08:55PM

Autoglymn do special bird dropping wipes that are very handy to keep in the car. The acid in the bird poo can damage your paint work so you should try and get it off as soon as you can.

MugMugs · 22-05-2013 08:57PM

It's like they're using me for target practice this year. Motor is literally riddled with the stuff at the moment!

Supergurrier · 22-05-2013 08:59PM

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

ringadingadingdingdingdingdingabawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

HurtLocker · 22-05-2013 08:59PM

Cungi wrote: »

Yep it's a right pita alright OP. Just use water and a cloth myself.

Out of curiosity, what colour is your car? I read somewhere that birds supposedly like to crap on red cars more.

Metallic Grey. The sh*te stands out so much:mad:

Autosport · 22-05-2013 09:06PM

They poop on white cars too

I'm after using 2 packs of wipes in the last month

Supergurrier · 22-05-2013 09:09PM

Autosport wrote: »

They poop on white cars too I'm after using 2 packs of wipes in the last month

How do you catch them to use the wipes ?

:pac:

Autosport · 22-05-2013 09:11PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

How do you catch them to use the wipes ?

:pac:

Ha ha ha :P

Meant to use on the car :P

Cungi · 22-05-2013 09:27PM

Just remembered one time i was heading down the country to see some friends. Arrived in the town and was drivin down a street when i noticed a huge big crow sittin on a telephone cable going across the street.

When i passed underneath he let out a poop which landed on my windscreen. Actually poop is an understatement. No word of a lie, half of my windscreen was covered in crap. Then i start retching while my girlfriend at the time was in hysterics laughing.

gammygils · 22-05-2013 09:29PM

Feckin' Birds Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Layinghen · 22-05-2013 09:32PM

My Father used to maintain there was no point washing and shining the car as the birds flew around all day looking for shiny cars to dump on. Think he may have had a point.

biko · 22-05-2013 09:36PM

Layinghen wrote: »

The acid in the bird poo can damage your paint work so you should try and get it off as soon as you can.

A new research by UK’s leading car care experts, Autoglym, finds that damage is instead the results from the paint lacquer contracting upon cooling and moulding to the uneven texture of the hardened deposit.

http://www.egmcartech.com/2011/05/05/study-bird-poop-does-not-damage-your-paint/

Not that it matters but could be interesting to know.

I used to park under a tree and the amount of poop on the car was unreal, now I park across the road and have saved a small fortune on car wash products.

Layinghen · 22-05-2013 09:43PM

Acid or hardening bird droppings they are saying their bird dropping wipes are the thing to use. Must say I have to agree with them, those wipes are great once you use them straight after you have been bombed.

Cungi · 22-05-2013 09:47PM

Layinghen wrote: »

Acid or hardening bird droppings they are saying their bird dropping wipes are the thing to use. Must say I have to agree with them, those wipes are great once you use them straight after you have been bombed.

Apt username there. :pac:

Layinghen · 22-05-2013 09:51PM

Don't fly very high though so minimal damage from me:D

bazz26 · 22-05-2013 09:53PM

I read somewhere that it's the shine from the roof of the car that draws them. Their instinct is to poop over water and the reflection of the sun or brightness on the roof of a car makes them think it is the flection of the sun on the water.

mb1725 · 22-05-2013 10:11PM

If you have a good coat of wax on the paint then this stuff is great at removing bird crap and keeping it clean and protected between washes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm5shhvKTVc

Available in HALFORDS.

Sinister Pigeon · 22-05-2013 11:38PM

What's all this about then?

Toyotafanboi · 22-05-2013 11:41PM

there's birds nesting in out fascia right above where we park. one night last week i wash'ed the car in the evening. literally 8 different ****s on it at 10am the next morning. both me and dad have been up there to remove them but neiter of is have the heart to relocate/ kill them. may just wait for them to move out

very disheartening though.

challengemaster · 23-05-2013 01:00AM

More birds have shat on my car in the last 2 days than in the previous 6 months.... and of course, it got cleaned just before that.

Ronnie Beck · 23-05-2013 01:09AM

Maybe it's just because you wash your car more in the summer and there are more birds about in the summer. Any links to your shiny car thoery bazz?

Max Power1 · 23-05-2013 09:33AM

I have my new (silver) car less than a week and it is already covered in bird ****

Max Power1 · 23-05-2013 09:34AM

Supergurrier wrote: »

I had a bird dump on my car once.

Never went out with her again after that.

Still got her number? Sounds like my kind of chick tbh!

Bird Sh*t on Your Car.

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